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deernet2021-10-07 05:13 pm
droptheious) wrote in deernet2021-10-07 05:13 pm
un: trienemybest; video
[The video feed opens in Varian's creepy basement lab where health and safety regulations go to die. The boy himself isn't looking that great, his skin has a grey-ish tinge to it and he looks more exhausted than usual. But that's fine, he's fine. He turns the camera around to take in some sapphires on his workbench. Some are soaking in various chemical substances, some are under a microscope, some are in various steampunk-y machines: it's clear some testing has been going on. ]
So, Flynn was kind enough to give me some of the crystals that grew on his corpse during...whatever weird new thing death is here. [He doesn't sound as excited about this as his usual projects and anyone who knows about his deeply unfortunate past will know why.] I have experience in creepy, magical death rocks -no...no I'm not going to elaborate on that- so I decided to study them. They seem to be crystalising the actual cells of the body- so not just a separate coating. I also found traces of warmblood within the crystals themselves, which I think is what Flynn is? A-anyway, it seems they're working on a cellular level, like they're what jumpstarts the reversal of the cell degeneration after death- so- so it's possible they're what reverses then entire process.
Anyway, moral of the story is, they're probably super important in resurrecting people so maybe don't mess with the process when it's happening? Of course, without having any other samples to compare this to, it's all conjecture right now.
[A beat, he turns the camera back to himself, grimacing.]
Sorry, I forgot who I was talking to. Please don't take that as encouragement to get yourselves killed in the name of science.
[Another beat, then he waves a hand airily.]
Thaaaaaat said, this is October, so statistically, there's a high chance that a not-insignificant portion of the population will be dead by the end of the month. So...if you wanna donate your death crystals for science then, that would be less...morally grey. Probably? Probably.
So, Flynn was kind enough to give me some of the crystals that grew on his corpse during...whatever weird new thing death is here. [He doesn't sound as excited about this as his usual projects and anyone who knows about his deeply unfortunate past will know why.] I have experience in creepy, magical death rocks -no...no I'm not going to elaborate on that- so I decided to study them. They seem to be crystalising the actual cells of the body- so not just a separate coating. I also found traces of warmblood within the crystals themselves, which I think is what Flynn is? A-anyway, it seems they're working on a cellular level, like they're what jumpstarts the reversal of the cell degeneration after death- so- so it's possible they're what reverses then entire process.
Anyway, moral of the story is, they're probably super important in resurrecting people so maybe don't mess with the process when it's happening? Of course, without having any other samples to compare this to, it's all conjecture right now.
[A beat, he turns the camera back to himself, grimacing.]
Sorry, I forgot who I was talking to. Please don't take that as encouragement to get yourselves killed in the name of science.
[Another beat, then he waves a hand airily.]
Thaaaaaat said, this is October, so statistically, there's a high chance that a not-insignificant portion of the population will be dead by the end of the month. So...if you wanna donate your death crystals for science then, that would be less...morally grey. Probably? Probably.
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Don't worry, I will. [ Finding information about it should be something she ought to be able to do by herself, even if it might take a while.. But she doubts that if she finds a process that it's going to be something she can easily do by herself.
Ange's thoughts momentarily trail off though, and she pauses for a moment, almost hesitating, before she adds: ]
And.. um.
[ God, she's so awkward. Why is she always so awkward about these things! Why do they have to be so hard! ]
I'm.. glad. That stuff isn't super awkward between us. [ You know. After last month. ]
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O...of course. I mean, I wasn't...planning on it being awkward? So- so glad that it's not?
[Okay, maybe NOW it's a little awkward.]
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I just wasn't sure. [ She manages to say in a way that sounds way less nervous than she might have felt about it.
Thankfully she can at least do that much. ]
So I'm glad for the confirmation.
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Of course. I- I wouldn't want things to be...weird or anything? Like. I'm still me and you're still you...right?
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[ It's a little quiet, but it doesn't sound uncertain. ]
It's just that I usually don't throw out my usual three months' worth of emotion output in half an hour. [ It's not often that she has emotions that intense. ] But.. yeah, you're right. We're still just ourselves.
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[He can be an emotional mess once that dam breaks- but it's usually Fern who's around to pick up the pieces when he crumbles, who's used to weathering that particular storm. ]
We are. We'll- we're okay. I mean- it's not like Deerington wasn't good at pulling all those bad emotions and memories to the surface. Same here, I guess. We'll figure out how to deal with them.